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i am scott thuman. >> i am cynne simpson. good morning. get to meteorologist as we look forward weekend. >> happy friday. it was a short week. we have a great looking weekend. will be the headline. chilly end to the week, but we lots of sunshine and low humidity to talk about. despite a cold front coming, rain or snow in the forecast. warmer weekend ahead. out this morning in the for the most part. 18 in manassas and culpeper. those are the cold spots. 28 at dulles, 31 in d.c., 30 in gaithersburg. your express forecast, sunshine through the day with a high temperature 42. that's about average. potentially in the seven- forecast, minutes away. it's time for traffic and

weather jamee. >> thank you. virginia, and around the beltway, 66, greenway, the toll road, no early problems. 295, nice and quiet -- 395, nice quiet. city area the dale of 95, opens boulevard is gideon drive off with a crash in the intersection. boulevard. around 650, new hampshire that's the beltway in maryland, no problems. ouravel lanes are open rockville and down to the lane divide. back to you. >> thank you. we have been telling you about a pakistani activists shot last taliban.he >> she became an iconic figure, teenager. jummy olabanji has an update on her story. >> some good news to report this morning.

yousafzai was just released from queen elizabeth birmingham, england, a short time ago. picturesp some on line. goodbye to the nurses and a hospital. been there since october shot by thes ahead. in she has happened -- shot in the head. she is improving and doing well have a fewe must more surgeries. them inld be done with so.y february or as we reported a few weeks ago, was named "time" magazine's behindof the year president obama. father accepted a job with e inpakistani consulat england, so he will not have to a while. u.k. for

because the, returnshad said if she pakistani, they might try to target her again. so the teenagers headed home in good spirits and in good health, for the most part. back to you. >> thank you. that's good to see. we want to talk about another in our area. the unfortunate incident that happened with prince william week. >> ice this funeral services will be held today. let's check in with brianne carter for the latest. a very large crowd is hyltono memorial aspel later this morning family, and colleagues gathered to say a final goodbye william county police officer chris yung. memorial chapel. his motor bike collided with a minivan on new year's eve. he was a 35-year-old father. be remembered as

a man who had a smile on his face. community.d by the the funeral service will get under way around 10:00 this morning. to thehe service is open encouraged zens are procession route instead of coming year. to cover as expected of the county and begin right after the e after 12 noonm today. people are encouraged to bring flags and mementos as they stand. to line the procession stand getfuneral is expected to under way around 10:00 this morning. burial service is scheduled for tomorrow. brianne carter, abc 7 news. >> u.s. senator michael crapo is expected to be arraigned this morning after being arrested for dui. police say the idaho republican ran a red light in alexandria last month. officers say that he failed sobriety tests. later issued an apology and said that he accept total responsibility for is actions. >> , hill, the new congress is

getting down to business. house is set to approve of its $50 billion aid package to victims of hurricane sandy. tahman bradley has more. >> the newly sworn in 113 down to for the kids business today. first, a vote on a $9 billion for victims of sandy.orm that's only a fraction of the aid that then senate had approved. the house adjourned earlier this before a vote, which set firestorm. northeastern. politicians northeastern republican leadership has turned their backs on new yorkers. we sent them there. we sent them there. to do the work for us. not to sit down and play with other. chris norby residents, some of duringst everything voiced their anger. >> they are supposed to be representing us. the package today will cover insurance. the house has promised a

vote of $51 billion package later this month. the new congress will then turn its attention to the two looming battles that will surely give of members a taste bitter ands partisan divide. it's like walking into a where the couple that is hosting a is already in the middle of a fight. address themust boardatic across-the- cuts that will take place in two months and the possible the fault of the government when the country to the debt ceiling. house speaker john boehner, despite rebellion g some conservatives, says that he hopes the new congress rise to meet the country's extraordinary challenges. tahman bradley, abc news, washington. >> 33 degrees on this friday morning. >> still ahead, if you thought favorite singer could hold a note. until you hear one of you were singing "hail to the redskins." >> and a decision on whether redskins." >> and a decision on whether -- google fav

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temperatures in the teens in a few spots. culpeper and manassas in the upper teens. dulles, 30 in gaithersburg, 32 in manchester, quantico, 23 in fredericksburg. we have a wind chill by a couple degrees. expect the wind to pick up today. afternoon,a brisk will look gorgeous with plenty of sunshine. degrees at 9:00, 38 at noon, 40 at 5:00. high temperatures around 42. we have a much warmer seven-day forecast. we could be talking 50 by this time next week. that's coming up. first let's check on traffic with jamee. >> i like the sound of that. no problems in virginia. having some trouble with the audio. .> we will check back with her right now it's 5:12, 33 degrees.

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5:15. funeral services will be held today for prince william county officer who died in a line of duty. chris yung died monday when his a minivan are responding to an accident in bristow. old had been with the police department seven years. todayuse is set to vote package to victims of superstorm sandy. lawmakers are expected to vote the $60 billion package later this month. new york. lawmakers were upset about a scrap a vote planned for earlier this week's. will noty suspension record.of first graders lawyer for the family of rodney the principle of our school and elementary has the suspension for after he pretended his gun.rs were a >> former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords could meet victims' families in

connecticut. spokesman for the lieutenant says the meeting is in works. meantime, sandy hook elementary students are back in school. on thursday classes y town.arb an employee at connecticut oppose the medical examiner's office is under investigation following the shooting. mrs. henry is accused of letting her husband see the body lanza, the gunman. she has been placed on administrative leave. >> it's 5:17. for a lot of people, they're to the weekend. we have to talk about today's weather. we have an interesting sunday forecast. >> i know. and meteorologist adam caskey us in the next hopefully, for a specific forecast on the redskins. now, things are really good for the

weekend overall. a cold front is approaching. it will be dry. a slight change in temperatures. variety ofide o start the morning. in d.c., 31 degrees on the thermometer. not too shabby. for the rest of the region, more of an exception. 30 in gaithersburg, 28 in dulles, 19 in manassas, 18 in culpeper, 25 in quantico, 24 in park.ton temperatures much colder in .hose areas 20 degrees colder in culpeper doing ok in, but northern counties at this time, status quo. our average high today is 43. the average lowest 29 degrees. we are about average. we are expecting low 40's the mid-atlantic states today. 20's and 30's towards the north. skies cleared out quite a bit. off shore.ont

over the warmer lakes producing lake-effect .now bringing a little bit of cloudiness into the ohio valley. for us, it's clear skies more than a thing. our temperatures should warm into low 40's this afternoon. 20s tonight again with clear skies. a great looking forecast. mostly sunny skies expected today. high temperature between 38 and 42. clear skies tonight, cold d 28.ratures between 20 an saturday looks awesome with 45 degrees and sunshine. cloudy on sunday with a cold front. l reach 47. a little dip in the temperatures before we rise 50 hit by wednesday and thursday. and a second cold front approaching on thursday. good-looking weekend. we hope you have a good one. jamee?

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>> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. prince william county police say goodbye this to one of their own. killed in a motorcycle crash. good morning, washington. it's friday, january 4. i am cynne simpson. >> i am scott thuman. glad to have you along on this friday. get to meteorologist jacqui jeras to talk about the to start theures day. >> we are. of the cold already. i hate to admit that. no snow to go along with it. weather pattern is shaping up. way.he warmth is on the it's 18 in manassas, 28 at

dulles, 25 in quantico, 23 at in, 33 in frederick -- 23 frederick. over their blowing warm the great lakes, bringing lake-effect snow. our temperatures will be into low 40's, which is ofre we should be this time year. about the warmup in a few minutes. first, time for traffic and friday. >>ee on this move and easy. problems on 395, off the beltway, to and across the 14th street bridge. working anyty not problems or incidents. in prince william county, in there's a crash west of interstate 95, closing the intersection of opus boulevard and gideon drive. west for police direction of interstate 95 on opus. merrill

and is checking out 5 on the b-w parkway and 50 has no problems reported. back to you. >> thank you. carter to go to brianne r in woodbrige. regarding a tragic story. >> funeral services will be held today for prince william county in ace officer killed abou tragic motorcycle crash. a chance to say a final to chris yung. a funeral gets underway here in woodbrige around 10:00 this morning. was on a call on new year's motorcycle when it with a minivan. that accident claimed the life of the 35-year-old who had been the department seven years. he's a father of three and was a beloved member of this community. he's been here quite some time. while the services are open to the public, many officials are encouraging citizens of the

the procession route to show their appreciation to this police officer. line the procession route. placeexpected to take following the funeral. s say probably sometime after 12 noon. funeral set to get under way 10:00 this morning. a large crowd of friends, colleagues expected to be here. burial scheduled for tomorrow. brianne carter, abc 7. >> a former fbi agent convicted driving crashunk and brandywine is expected to be sentenced today. adrian johnson faces appeal 3 years in prison after a found him guilty of several the ferrylated to 2011 crash. fawn johnson was dropped when he hit a car driven by 18-year-old , who died,rner jr. best friend was seriously injured. hearing today for former

prince, george's county jail aard accused of ignoring dying inmate. was chargedtosh with lying to law enforcement investigating the e, who wasonnie whit d in his jail cell after it was arrested in h ofhit-and-run deat finley. richard initiallyath was but a latercide, investigation proved he might kill themselves. found himintosh unresponsive, but did not inform others. >> the house and senate will a joint session of congress today to count electoral ballots from the today.ntial election l judge rejected a challenge on thursday by those seeking to halt the vote in an attempt to overturn call the obama presidency. the judge rejected a request to allow for the man to testify alleged inconsistencies in typeface for on the birth of ticket the president had

released. it's 5:34. looking forward to this weekend big playoff game with the redskins and the seahawks. let's check in with john gonzalez. >> i can only imagine you probably will not sleep between now and the game. >> i'm very anxious and excited. and i have reasons to be excited. have a tough assignment. i have friends with me, the first lady's of football joining some tailgating. and ls rebecca, jamilah, eza from the caribbean. you ladies must be excited. >> absolutely. we have been working hard and we wait. >> it's going to be cold. it's cold this morning. warm? a >> we are moving along on the sidelines, so we don't get very

cold and we are pumped up. >> and you probably think of your hometown. >> yes, that helps. it's all in the mind. >> think about aruba. eam haseerleading ti been around a long time. celebrated our 50th anniversary this year, which was exciting. perform with a lot of our alumni at the halftime show, awesome. >> it is cold out here. body heat is important when it is this cold in the morning. why don't we finish with a ?heer how exciting is this? if this does not get you going this morning, nothing will. savor those thoughts of aruba morning.

that is just like john to sure body heat keeps him warm today. we will check back with him. >> stick around. we will show you more fans singing "hail to the redskins."

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redskins" ♪ >> good work, booper. bird can sinig. >> -- sing. >> that must have taken some his owner.om >> send us a short video or youtube clip and we will keep them, so bring them on. >> absolutely, because the going to win on sunday. >> let's get to adam caskey to about the redskins forecast. >> how was the weber point to hold up for us? going to hold up?

>> this morning it's 28 degrees outside fedex field. you can feel the chill in the 20's.idespread tell me, what new elements are guys bring to the field this weekend? >> we are bringing a new pregame routine, which is our premier the game starts, so watch out for that. >> happy 50th anniversary. how long have you been with them? >> 10 years. my first year. >> what are you most excited ?bout >> just to be on the field. >> we are in the twenties right now. luckily, at kickoff, 47 degrees. too cold. >> but that's football weather. >> exactly. right now, widespread 20's.

high temperature in the 40's today. for the redskins on sunday, with noloudy precipitation. one last check of cheer. "hail to the redskins. >> we are quieter around the region. coming inthe beltway the west on 66, 95, lanes city.en out of dale crews have been dealing with a in the dale city area. west of interstate 95, opens at therd is closed gideon drive. watch for police direction. a lot going on in that intersection. much other than that to tell you. 70 looks good out of germantown, to the beltway. problems on 29 georgia avenue getting down to the beltway. back to you. >> thank you.

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d nearly 50 red light camera zynga county. nearly 40,000 red light fines were handed out in the county last year. george's lead the state accidents, so police focus fromg their speed cameras to red light camera. redskinsl to the hail victory ♪ [no audio] [applause] old, aicia is 83 years diehard redskins fans in her red blazer. she lived in the d.c. area her entire life. >> good to see. we would like you to keep yours.ing we're getting all sorts of submissions, from a whistling rot to everything.

sen those in. wjla.com. >> i went for a run yesterday brutal.as >> no geist this morning at -- little i -- a little ice was on my car this morning. correct january 23 is when our average high starts increasing. so that's weeks away. it's coming. and sunny and warm in the seven- day forecast. it's 31 now at reagan national. is 20, so it's mark all overzing the place. lot of twenties and even some teens this morning. variety in our temperatures. it's a team in manassas and culpeper. quantico, 23 in fredericksburg this morning. bwi.grees at temperatures are colder than yesterday.

in northern maryland, about the status quo. dulles.ees colder at it's 10 degrees colder in lexington park and 18 degrees colder in manassas. degrees is the average high today. we will stick with that 43 january 24. we will take anything when we somealking about teens or of us this morning. l make it into the low 40's this afternoon. of the northeast is on the cool side. the cold air is flowing in from north and blowing over the so there are some light lake-effect snow showers there. clear skies for us. the other weather system is out, so high pressure move into control less for e better part of the week. sunshine is going to be throughout today. to the north and west, but the metro looks great. night ahead. mostly sunny today, high between 38 and 42.

tonight, 28, clear and cold. 45 degrees on saturday. 47 degrees on sunday for the high temperature. we will dip down a little on before rising back up above average next week. looking forecast. travel ishow the jamee.ith >> a pretty good start. not much to tell you about. off the beltway in virginia anding past edsall road landmark, to and across the four 14th street bridge, no problems. in the dale city area, opus in the dale city area, of interstate 95, opus is closed at gideon drive it where oaks boulevard turns into smoketown. 50 out of annapolis is looking

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